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Pinterest Porn: Are Breasts and Butts Offensive or Art? [POLL]

Sandwiched between Pins of clothes and crafts on Pinterest are pictures of breasts and butts.

Every so often, a Pinterest Pin shows scantily clad or even naked men and women — sometimes in pornographic positions. Some users view the images on the 2-year-old social scrapbooking site as art, while others are offended to the point of wanting to quit using the service.

"I have seen pictures today that will make me get off of Pinterest — very provocitive pictures [sic] of undressed ladies," user Debbie Shownes told Mashable. "If this is the thing you are going to allow, then off I go. I enjoy the how-tos and foods but not enough to put up with that."

Pinterest Boards such as user Leslie Graham's "Hott!" display several erotic images of naked people simulating or seemingly performing sexual acts, for example. Less graphic Boards such as De'Quan Williams' "Beautiful Men" and Kafeja's "Tattoo" also focus on human anatomy and don't leave much to the imagination.

"We rely on users to report content by using the Report button available next to each Pin," Pinterest community manager Enid Hwang told Mashable. "The majority of Pins are flagged correctly and community-policing is effective for us. We also have internal tools we're iterating on to make reviewal more efficient."

Have you stumbled upon any Pins or Boards filled with nudity? Let us know where you stand on this topic by voting in the poll and sounding off in the comments below.

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